26.—(1) An employment and support allowance decision, a personal independence payment decision or universal credit decision may be superseded where, since the decision was made, the Secretary of State has—
(a)received medical evidence from a healthcare professional or other person approved by the Secretary of State; or
(b)made a determination that the claimant is to be treated as having limited capability for work in accordance with regulation 16, 21, 22 or 29 of the Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013 or Part 5 (capability for work or work-related activity) of the Universal Credit Regulations.
(2) The decision awarding personal independence payment may be superseded where there has been a negative determination.
(3) In this regulation—
“an employment and support allowance decision”, “personal independence payment decision” and “universal credit decision” each has the meaning given in Schedule 1 (effective dates for superseding decisions made on the ground of a change of circumstances);
“healthcare professional” means—
a registered medical practitioner;
a registered nurse; or
an occupational therapist or physiotherapist registered with a regulatory body established by an Order in Council under section 60 (regulation of health professions, social workers, other care workers etc.) of the Health Act 1999(1).
1999 c. 8. Section 60(1) was amended by section 26(9) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (c. 17), by sections 111 and 127 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 and paragraph 10 of Schedule 10 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14) (“the 2008 Act”), by sections 209, 210, 230 and 231 of, and paragraph 16 of Schedule 15 to, the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7) (“the Social Care Act 2012”), by article 48(3) of, and paragraph 8(a) of Schedule 4 to, S.I. 2002/254. Subsection (2) was amended by sections 111 and 116 of, and paragraphs 1 and 3 of Schedule 8 and Schedule 15 to, the 2008 Act, by S.I. 2010/1621 and by the Social Care Act 2012, section 209. Subsections (2ZA) to (2ZF) were inserted by section 209 of the Social Care Act 2012, section 209. Subsections (2A) and (2B) were inserted by section 111 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 8 to, the 2008 Act.